A review with 111 refs. presenting exptl. aspects of metal-cluster work including: supersonic- mol.- beam technol.; laser spectroscopy; mass spectroscopy; and low- and high-temp. matrix-isolation expts. The exptl. results discussed include: stability of cluster sizes; selectivity of the heterometallic bond; elec. and magnetic properties from the atom to the bulk; insulator-metal transitions; and size-dependent chem. and catalytic properties. Quantum chem. and ab initio mol. dynamics models are discussed. [on SciFinder (R)]
Type
research article
Authors
Schumacher, Ernst
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Blatter, Fritz
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Frey, Martin
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Heiz, Uli
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Schaer, Martin
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Vayloyan, Arthur
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Yeretzian, Chahan
Publication date
1988
Published in
Volume
42
Issue
11
Start page
357
End page
76
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
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February 27, 2006
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